Exploration. Understanding. Action.

"What's broken can be mended. What hurts can be healed. And no matter how dark it gets, the sun is going to rise again."

Grounded in current research in neuroscience, psychology, and promoting wellness in developing teens, Bellcate School offers classes in the following areas: Brain Science Yoga Developmental Psychology Social Psychology Mindfulness Wellness Health and Hygiene Nutrition Sensory Integration Judo

WBCR, ‘We are Bellcate Radio,’ provides hands on educational training in the areas of: communication, broadcasting, recording, music production/selection, and announcing with ties to the Bellcate School community and an audience that is truly worldwide. Students are trained in the following areas: art of music selection for on-air play recording technologies that are utilized during… Read more »

ABLE Studio (Art Becomes Life Education) At ABLE Studio, students explore a variety of artistic media to develop imagination, creativity, and positive self-expression in an art-based therapeutic program. Courses of study include: painting, sculpture, fiber/textile arts, digital photography, graphic design, drawing, and art history. ABLE Studio emphasizes art movements and artist-based concepts so each of our… Read more »

Bellcate School hosts a range of theatrical arts programming to include: acting, playwriting, theatre production, set design, role playing, and gaming. Bellcate recognizes the value of imagination and playing with different roles in the healing process. Theatrical arts are active and experiential. Participants tell their stories, set goals, solve problems, express feelings, and/or achieve catharsis.

Peer Mentoring is a core principle of Bellcate’s therapeutic model. Opportunities are endless…students helping, supporting, guiding, role modeling, and caring about other students. Peer mentoring happens on the job, on the court, in the community, and right here within the walls of our school. When you join the Bellcate community, you agree to accept support… Read more »

The SOA Music Program features a recording studio, an audio production workstation, and a live performance and rehearsal space. The courses of study are designed to meet the needs and goals of students with different learning styles. We provide dynamic academic, artistic and expressive educational opportunities. Here, students forge a strong foundation for an enriching,… Read more »

The Zoo The zoo is an on-site small animal classroom, where students have access to guinea pigs, rabbits, and a hamster. Students provide daily care to include: grooming, cleaning, feeding, watering, and training. Exposure to small animals in our zoo supports many students in the initial step of their therapeutic process. Students bond with the… Read more »

Bellcate School offers a wide range of farm to table programs to support students with developing life and vocational skills. Our farm to table programs include: Garden Project: The Garden Project reconnects and integrates students to the natural world and their local agricultural community. The Garden Project teaches valuable gardening and agricultural concepts as well… Read more »

Athletics have played an instrumental role at Bellcate School. Our students, who possess a wide range of abilities, all benefit from participation in sports, activities, and competitions. At Bellcate, we believe that all our student athletes have something valuable to contribute to our school teams, individual sports, and recreational activities. Bellcate School has always taken… Read more »

Life at Bellcate

Bellcate School utilizes a three-stage therapeutic model that draws on a number of effective theories and strategies. This is not a fixed system, but rather a way of understanding change within a context. Bellcate School understands growth and change to be a slow and challenging process for anyone. Read more about our three stage therapeutic model

Exploration

The primary focus of the exploration stage is to build a strong therapeutic relationship as a foundation to facilitate and support growth and change. We use nonjudgmental acceptance and communicate empathy, respect, and genuine care so students can come to accept themselves and unblock their own natural potential.

Understanding

Students are often ready to move into the Understanding Stage when they have developed strong, trusting, and safe therapeutic relationships with staff. The goal of this stage is to support students in constructing new insight and understanding. Staff assist students in determining their own role in their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

Action

Thoughts and behaviors are learned according to learning principles and thus can be changed using the same learning principles. In the Action Stage, staff assist students in making decisions that benefit themselves. Staff refer to the stages of change model as a resource to further understand where the student is in the change process.